Turkish Grand Prix 2020 - Race

[jgonzalesm6]

Forecast says very low chance of rain (20%). Maximum temperature 14C.


Problems at Alpha Tauri. They requested PU change for Gasly, but some work was done without FIA supervision. Could start from pitlane

[jgonzalesm6]

Alpha Tauri has been summomed by the stewards.

[jgonzalesm6]

500th race for Alfa Romeo (Sauber)

300th race for RedBull

[nani_s23]

Dry race is expected currently, as it is partly cloudy.

[wisepie]

Dry race is expected currently, as it is partly cloudy.

As quali was all done on wet or intermediates, is it free choice for all if it's a dry start?

[nani_s23]

As quali was all done on wet or intermediates, is it free choice for all if it's a dry start?

Yup it’s a free choice.

[nani_s23]

It’s raining currently...!!

PS: not raining, track is wet & slippery. Either inters or (who want to be cheeky & crash can go for slicks)

[jgonzalesm6]

It’s raining currently...!!

It's gonna be a wet start.....inters or possibly full wets.

[nani_s23]

Will you start on inters or full wets?

@Charles_Leclerc : "Actually I am thinking of dry [tyres] haha."

Verstappen in regards to Charles wanting slicks: "He was considering to go on slicks now???? Did he have a few gin tonics this morning?"

[nani_s23]

GIO off the track & damage to the car already during installation lap.

This will be most chaotic race, no one can be termed as favourites. This is what we want unpredictability.

PS: GIO is back to the grid.

[nani_s23]

George Russell crashed in the pit entry. Damaged front wing

[nani_s23]

It’s a race of survival on the track.

[Redfive]

I think we'll be lucky to get 3 laps before it's red flagged.

also is Hammy going to wear an "End Sexism" tshirt in Saudi or will he just be quiet then and a total hypocrite?

[stefa]

I think we'll be lucky to get 3 laps before it's red flagged.

also is Hammy going to wear an "End Sexism" tshirt in Saudi or will he just be quiet then and a total hypocrite?

Good old times when races ware actually held in rain....

[jgonzalesm6]

F-16 flyovers....nice.

[Ferrarichamp]

so the weather forecast was a fail (again).

[stefa]

It is going to be roulette! Hope we can bet on RED :lol

[stefa]

Regular start :clap

[Greig]

Hope we have a bit more pace than yesterday, and can keep it on track.

:ferrarifl

[tifosi1993]

Except Williams, everyone else on full wets

[tifosi1993]

:ferrarifl

[Ferrarichamp]

it won't be a stroll in the park.

[stefa]

Rain is forecasted later during the race

[stefa]

And LH already 3rd

[stefa]

SV 4th :clap

[jgonzalesm6]

Seb...nice start.

[stefa]

And LH already 3rd

He dropped down the order

[nani_s23]

What a start by vettel

[Ferrarichamp]

SEb for the win :-D

[stefa]

In these conditions you see how bad or good car is, and ours is showing how bad it is :-(

[stefa]

What a start by vettel
:clap

[Ferrarichamp]

i sense a Grosjean DNF.

[stefa]

CL not doing anything at the moment...

[crbassassin]

Stroll is the rain master, not Verstappen.

[tifosi1993]

We have a chance of winning, lets not botch this up with bad pitstop or strategy.

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc pits. risky move

[jgonzalesm6]

Leclerc on inters.

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc fastest sector 2, so track is good enough for intermediates

[Greig]

Seb in now for inters please

[Greig]

Good job Ferrari

[stefa]

MV flying

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc is now ahead of Russell, Vettel's struggling

[stefa]

SV lost almost 4 sec in single lap to LH

[Ferrarichamp]

oh well..

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc ahead of Raikkonen, he's flying

[chinmay]

Oh well track is drying and Vettel will struggle in dry. He is already slow on inters.

[Greig]

Inters not working for Seb :-(

[KimiBot]

Stroll winning this race?

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc overtakes Mag, well done. Now keep the car on track.

[tifosi1993]

Vettel's struggling hard on inters

VSC

[nani_s23]

Good job so far by vettel & Lec... both cars are on track

[Greig]

Max over the white line at pit exit?

[nani_s23]

More opportunities left....

[nani_s23]

Max over the white line at pit exit?

Yup.... should be under investigation

[Greig]

hahaha Lewis.

[tifosi1993]

Lew Ham struggling hard :lol

Please Albon keep that Merc behind

[stefa]

LH, always something else, not his fault :furious

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc the fastest man on track. His bad start costed him dearly.

[Greig]

Albon ahead of Seb

[tifosi1993]

Now Albon ahead of Vet. :-(

[tifosi1993]

leclerc 1:44.173, he's going like a rocket

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc purple sector 1 and 2 and another fastest lap.

He could've won today's race, but alas.

[Greig]

hahahahah Max

[stefa]

What a STUPID move from MV!!!!!

[jgonzalesm6]

Max trying to hard....lost places.

[tifosi1993]

Now Mad Max is ahead of Lec. I'm worried

[DefaultSettings]

Max trying to hard....lost places.

lmao mad max.
For all his talent so much stupidity

[nani_s23]

Stupid move by max.... impatient. This is what I don’t like in him. He’s way too aggressive to achieve everything.

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc by far the fastest man on track. But he's out of order.

[crbassassin]

Told ya Verstapen ain't rainmaster.

[Greig]

Max investigated now for pit exit

[Greig]

Stroll really slow now.

[tifosi1993]

Come on FIA. Give him a drive through penalty

[tifosi1993]

At one stage Vettel was 45 seconds ahead of Lec, now he's only 23.5 seconds ahead and lapping 1.5-2.0 seconds slower per lap

[Greig]

Max crossing the white line investigated after the race? eh what! he either crossed it or not.

[DefaultSettings]

Crossing white line to be investigated after the race? LOL Are you serious ?

[Greig]

Cmon Seb

[Greig]

DRS enabled

[jgonzalesm6]

DRS enabled on lap 30

[stefa]

And as usual after LH moaning about almost everything is is catching guys in front :furious

[stefa]

CL in for new INTERS

[Greig]

Charles in for new inters

[jgonzalesm6]

Leclerc on inters on lap 31

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc on new inters

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc 34.241 in the sector 2 (fastest) and 27.815 in the sector 3 (fastest)

[stefa]

CL purple S2 and S3

[tifosi1993]

Ferrari should pit Vettel for new inters. Why the hell they are keeping him out.

[stefa]

CL flying!

[stefa]

PIT SV!!!!!

[tifosi1993]

Come on pit him

[stefa]

Are they waiting for track to dry out and put slicks?

[stefa]

SV in pit

[chinmay]

Are they waiting for track to dry out and put slicks?

That's what I was thinking too. Mediums maybe?

[stefa]

HOW COME EVEYTIME THEY SCREW STOP!!!!!!

[tifosi1993]

Now Ferrari pits Vettel. Should've done a lap earlier

[Greig]

Another slow stop

Albon off

[nani_s23]

2nd race in a row .... horrible pit stop

[Greig]

Lewis is gonna win this ain't he

[stefa]

And at the end LH 3rd with in a gasp of 1st

[stefa]

Lewis is gonna win this ain't he

I am thinking the same :furious

[chinmay]

I am thinking the same :furious

He won't pit?

[stefa]

CS is really fast behind CL

[stefa]

He won't pit?
He must!

[stefa]

LH will pit for slicks

[stefa]

LH will pit for slicks

With such car, well played

[tifosi1993]

Well done Charles

[tifosi1993]

And Vettel's ahead of Stroll

[Greig]

Bye Stroll

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc less than a second behind Vettel

[Greig]

And people said yesterday Charles can't drive in the wet.....:rotfl

[jgonzalesm6]

Stroll looses places on new tires...currently P6

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc overtakes Vettel

[Greig]

Charles ahead of Seb

[Greig]

Possible some rain.....

[tifosi1993]

COME ON CHARLES

[Greig]

Bottas doing a Massa :rotfl

[elnano14]

Double podium is doable

[jgonzalesm6]

Charles passes his team mate...currently P4

DoD in my book.

[tifosi1993]

Hamilton and Leclerc are the only one doing 1m40's

[jgonzalesm6]

Lap 42....Stroll P8

[DefaultSettings]

poor stroll

[Tifoso Svedese]

"Charles can't drive in the rain" :lol

[stefa]

Last lap CL 3 sec faster than MV

[Tifoso Svedese]

Hammy will win but P2 for Charles maybe? If the pinks and Max' tyres fall off the cliff.

[jgonzalesm6]

4th spin for Bottas. He's doing Seb pirroetts.

[stefa]

LH build 14 sec advantage over PER

[tifosi1993]

Charles the rocket, only a second behind Mad Max

[Tifoso Svedese]

4th spin for Bottas. He's doing Seb pirroetts.

Like Greig said, he's turning into Valério Massas.

[DefaultSettings]

Have to give it to HAM.
Those are seriously old tires

[stefa]

:ferrarifl

[Greig]

Go Charles

[tifosi1993]

LECLERC GETS VERSTAPPEN :clap

[Tifoso Svedese]

Double podium???

[DefaultSettings]

LEC on the gear box of MADMAX

[chinmay]

Why did they pit Vettel? He was ahead of Hamilton for many laps, Hamilton was not able to overtake him, once Vettel pitted, Hamilton was released and is now leading.

[stefa]

CS is very fast

[tifosi1993]

I take back everything I've said. Leclerc is the complete package. What a driver.

But it's not over yet.

[jgonzalesm6]

Lap 45 and Lewis has'nt pitted yet.

39 laps on old tires.....jeeez.

[Greig]

Why did they pit Vettel? He was ahead of Hamilton for many laps, Hamilton was not able to overtake him, once Vettel pitted, Hamilton was released and is now leading.

What does Hamilton matter? he was slow and needed new tyres.

[DefaultSettings]

HAM already I think has almost a pit stop lead over 2nd

[Greig]

Bottas needs to just retire already lol

[jgonzalesm6]

Lewis laps his team mate on lap 46

[KimiBot]

Charles wins or what

[tifosi1993]

Charles wins or what

He will get the P2. Would've won easily if not for the bad start.

But nonetheless, it's not over yet.

[stefa]

Such a shame CL and SV does not have better tool to work with

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc 1:39.961, fastest sector 2 (33.386)

[Tifoso Svedese]

Why did they pit Vettel? He was ahead of Hamilton for many laps, Hamilton was not able to overtake him, once Vettel pitted, Hamilton was released and is now leading.

Once DRS would've been enabled, Hammy would've smoked him. Just look at how easy it was for Charles. We're not really racing Mercedes this season. That back straight is hampering us even in the wet.

[tifosi1993]

Perez is now picking up his pace

[stefa]

CL made mistake

[tifosi1993]

Bad sector 1 from Charles

[jgonzalesm6]

Lewis...46 laps on inters......and it does'nt look like he's going to pit.....jeeez.

[stefa]

SC is catching SV

[stefa]

Lewis...46 laps on inters......and it does'nt look like he's going to pit.....jeeez.

and could go who knows how many more

[stefa]

Ferrari pit wall EXPECTING HEAVY RAIN FOR LAST LAP

[tifosi1993]

Vettel will soon have Sainz for company

[Greig]

Please rain.....

[Ferrarichamp]

i sense a Grosjean DNF.

:lou

[SilverSpeed]

TV off just before last corner :lewis.

[stefa]

Please rain

[stefa]

SV faster than CL

[jgonzalesm6]

Norris overtakes Stroll on lap 56....Norris P8

[tifosi1993]

One more lap, Come on.

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc on DRS behind Perez

[jgonzalesm6]

Nice standing for Ferrari from where they started.

Job well done guys.

[stefa]

SV 3rd :ferrarifl

[tifosi1993]

Oh Leclerc.

But anyway P3 and P4. Great result

[Greig]

Great race, well done Charles and Seb :ferrarifl:ferrarifl:ferrarifl:ferrariflunlucky Charles last lap

[crbassassin]

Schmucker last win was very similar to this.

[stefa]

I am so glad for SV

[stefa]

Great job guys!

[Tifoso Svedese]

Anticlimax. Just a shame Pérez made the mistake too early...

Anyway, we got a podium and good spots for the WCC, closing in on Renault and McLaren.

Charles lost P2 at the start at the end of the day, he had to run the tyres too hard to get where he got. Seb did a very good job by his standards and it's fitting that he gets a (probably final) podium even during this season.

[Ferrarichamp]

wow, Seb steals the podium from Charles.

[jgonzalesm6]

Job well done by Perez....P2

[drax]

Good job boys, sad for Lec mistake but happy for Seb.

[Red is Best]

I have no idea what the heck happened on that last lap...

[Noquarter]

German bitch lucky podium. Sad story

[Warp]

Great race by both Leclerc and Vettel! Perez got so lucky there!

[stefa]

Ferrari needs to deliver better tool for work for their drivers.

I am so pleased with todays results

[patrese86]

Good result. Shame for Charles on the last lap as he drove a great race up till that point. Optimistic we will have a better car next year

[stefa]

German bitch lucky podium. Sad story

:ban:redcard

[Tifoso Svedese]

Ferrari needs to deliver better tool for work for their drivers.

I am so pleased with todays results

Yeah the lack of horsepower caught up with Charles there. He was a sitting duck.

[doublesixes]

Oh well, better than nothing.

[Red is Best]

What happened to Leclerc? They were only showing Lewis on my feed.

[tifosi1993]

That bad start really costed Leclerc today. He was by far the fastest man on track. Let's not forget Leclerc was P16 at the end of 1st lap.

[stefa]

SV what a class!

[Tifoso Svedese]

Oh well, better than nothing.

Yeah such a shame Pérez came back on the track so fast or we'd be P2-P3.

[drax]

German bitch lucky podium. Sad story



That is uncalled for. Charles made a mistake, Seb took advantage

[tifosi1993]

What happened to Leclerc? They were only showing Lewis on my feed.

Got on to the marble and locked up his tyres. A corner before Perez made the same mistake.

[jgonzalesm6]

:ban:redcard

LOOOOL......la carta roja!!!!

[Red is Best]

Oh well... Thanks mate!

[330 p4]

Started last lap 3 and 4 and ended that way, doesn't matter which driver was 3rd, great result. Racing Point caught Ferrari on the straight even though Ferrari had DRS. Next year with new engine Ferrari will be a clear 2nd to Merc.

[stefa]

Can any1 bring up the CWC points?

[Tifoso Svedese]

LOOOOL......la carta roja!!!!

The forum equivalent of a brake check :lol

Anyway, I'm feeling positive about the P4 chances in the WCC now. Provided Stroll is Stroll maybe even P3. It should be a good boost for Seb's confidence too and don't forget the temperatures will be the warmest since Barcelona in the coming three races.

[elnano14]

German bitch lucky podium. Sad story

What are wrong with you ?

[jgonzalesm6]

Perez on old tires since lap 10!!!!

[Aziz]

I can't watch Lousie anymore ill go insane!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tifoso Svedese]

Can any1 bring up the CWC points?

Should be:

Cheating Point 154
McLaren 148
Renault 136
Ferrari 130
Alpha Tauri 89

[tifosi1993]

I'm also quite impressed with Ferrari's pit calls today. I guess not having our team principal there really made some positive changes.

[tifosi1993]

Perez on old tires since lap 10!!!!

And he's without seat for next year. Let that sink in.

[jgonzalesm6]

And he's without seat for next year. Let that sink in.

yep....big mistake on Lawrence Stroll's part but what do I know. I don't make a billion dollars 3x over nor do I own an F1 team....oh well.

[tifosi1993]

Congrats to Lewis for his 7th World title.

[Warp]

At some point Leclerc was like 50+ seconds behind the leading pack. Nevertheless amazing race by him.

[doublesixes]

We have top admit that LH is where he is because he can handle pressure and doesn't lose his concentration, doesn't make unforced errors. Regardless of the great machine he drives, he's the best of this recent era. Congratulations.

[jgonzalesm6]

Congrats to Lewis for his 7th World title.

+1

[Tifoso Svedese]

Congrats to Lewis for his 7th World title.

Sorry mate but...

-1

:lol

[Schumiklub]

Congratulations to Lewis. Charles had an awesome race, but made a few mistakes. Seb drove flawlessly, he deserved that P3. But what about Bottas? And he thinks he is champion material?

[samboozik]

This Pirelli can not continue anymore, close to 50 laps on inter tyres and a drying track. That's ridiculous.
Anyways great result for the team today.

[jgonzalesm6]

No one knew these inters could go 45+ laps as the track evolved....the inters went slick.

[jgonzalesm6]

This Pirelli can not continue anymore, close to 50 laps on inter tyres and a drying track. That's ridiculous.
Anyways great result for the team today.

No one knew what the inter's could do due to track evolution. It was a risk no one wanted to take with slicks.

[tifosi1993]

Congratulations to Lewis. Charles had an awesome race, but made a few mistakes. Seb drove flawlessly, he deserved that P3. But what about Bottas? And he thinks he is champion material?

His only mistake was the start. His last ditch effort to go for the P2 is amendable and the main reason why he is the next big star of F1. The pace he showed today, especially during the middle stint when everyone was on intermediates was incredible.

[Brembo]

I'm so happy to have Ferrari back on the podium! Almost both drivers! Binotto; please stay home ; don't go to any more races! The pit wall worked great!

[nani_s23]

Great drive by Vettel & Leclerc...!! It’s all down to driver abilities in these conditions.

Leclerc had the great pace, vettel managed a lot too using them as slicks as & when wanted.

Driver of the day (Vettel & Leclerc) for me...!!

[nani_s23]

We have top admit that LH is where he is because he can handle pressure and doesn't lose his concentration, doesn't make unforced errors. Regardless of the great machine he drives, he's the best of this recent era. Congratulations.

Best of this era when there’s no other best to compete against him. Right machinery to the opponent will tell the actual picture.
Congrats to Lewis for his 7th & 8th title in advance

[Hornet]

Our boys did great today.
Although it was a wet race, we don't always do well in such condition in the past.
Its good to see we were really strong today.

And congrats to Lewis for being a 7 times WDC

[Redfive]

Seb and Charles did well! Good driving guys!
I won't be congratulating golden boy, When there's zero challenge and even your teammate is picked because he's useless and won't threaten you then the titles are meaningless.

[alfa84]

Great drive from both our drivers. Leclerc made my heart beat again!!

[tifosi1993]

https://i.imgur.com/g0ZOeeG.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/6WW9QfP.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qxNDoZG.jpg

(Edit: Imgur such a bad image hosting site, always messes up fidelity and the overall quality)

[paolo lalli]

Well done to seb and Charles.Fair play to hamilton he drove a measured race and deserves the win.Bottas in no man's land even his role as hamiltons buttler is now beyond him.

[nani_s23]

Bottas spun 6 times in this race with a great car. Shows his capability to compete against Ham.

[wisepie]

Great and unexpected P3/4 from our boys, shame about Charles locking up and losing the chance of P2, then losing his podium place to Seb. But what the hell, it was good to see both of our drivers doing a fantastic job in those conditions and getting good points for the team. Charles was not a happy soul on the team radio after the finish, that's for sure, but was gracious towards Seb. Once again the race fell into HAM's hands, did the DAS help him to keep his tyres intact for so long? I can't bring myself to congratulate him but accept that he is a worthy champion. A good day for Seb, Charles and the team (except for Seb's second stop), maybe Binotto should spend more time in Maranello! It was an exhausting race to watch so the drivers all deserved a medal. Best result for the team this year, against all the odds!:thumb

[ntukza]

I just finished watching a replay of the race since I missed the live broadcast. Three things.
1. What a drive by Leclerc. Absolutely incredible. After being so low down in the first few laps, he literally drove his way up the field. I'm so disappointed for him missing the podium at the very end. I'm glad that he lost it to Vettel though, who drove superbly himself.
2. Well done to Vettel. I think he showed his skill and class today. He made a super start under the most tricky conditions, and then he kept it up there right through. I great day for Ferrari. Onwards and upwards.
3. I don't care what anybody says, LH is a sensational driver. Wow! He had absolutely no business winning that race, and yet he did.

[Brembo]

Ferrari on the podium was just great ! Both in the top 10!!! Binotto; please stay home ! Meanwhile Lewis could have stayed safely in 5th and still win the WDC. Getting that 94th win in those track conditions was really something to watch. It for sure was more than the car that got him that win. Seb has to be feeling great and rightfully so.

[Warp]

I'm pretty sure i've heard Binotto trying to calm down Charles. I think he was present at the track.

Post-race radio here -> https://streamable.com/8xl1mh

[ntukza]

I love how when everyone was still wondering what to do next with the tyres, Leclerc pitted from 9th for fresh inters. Everyone then followed suit but it was too late, Leclerc jumped the cars in front. I loved it!

[Warp]

Vettel: "I think that Charles is the greatest star of the future, even more than Max, he is good. In 10 years this missed podium won't make any difference to him"

[FerrariF60]

Vettel: "I think that Charles is the greatest star of the future, even more than Max, he is good. In 10 years this missed podium won't make any difference to him"

Awesome words coming from Vettel....

[jgonzalesm6]

I love how when everyone was still wondering what to do next with the tyres, Leclerc pitted from 9th for fresh inters. Everyone then followed suit but it was too late, Leclerc jumped the cars in front. I loved it!

Leclerc was gaining 4sec a lap. Not everyone followed suit.

Ocon did 46 laps on old inters, Perez did 48 laps on old inters, Kvyat did 49 laps on old inters and Lewis did 50 laps on old inters.......as the track evolved.

[Stormsearcher]

I think the first race of 2020 where we looked competitive. Of course tricky driving conditions and a nightmare tarmac helped, but was so nice to see 2 Ferraris going for podiums and we might have nicked 2nd & 3rd. We came so close.
Lec was fantastic last 2/3rd of the race. He deserved second. On the other hand, Seb did a splendid job at the launch and really showed his experience to get 3rd. Well deserved too.

I think it helps if Binotto stays home. :-D

Imagine a year if our car was this competitive on all tracks from race 1. Sigh!!

[Stormsearcher]

I don't care what anybody says, LH is a sensational driver. Wow! He had absolutely no business winning that race, and yet he did.

Fully agree!

[Stormsearcher]

Seb and Charles did well! Good driving guys!
I won't be congratulating golden boy, When there's zero challenge and even your teammate is picked because he's useless and won't threaten you then the titles are meaningless.

Dont think he cares what people think. Its ridiculous if you can level criticism on LH for having zero challenge, after todays race. He had no business winning this race, and yet he did. He deserves the success he has achieved.

[Stormsearcher]

Driver of the day (Vettel & Leclerc) for me...!!
+1 :thumb

[Nick Singer]

I don't post often but, for what it's worth, Hamilton IS one of the greats. I despise his 'politics' and his whining but 'Congratulations!' Great drive to a seventh WDC!

Thoughts: LEC was immense (but not yet perfect!) and VET showed us why he's won four WDCs.

Bottas is not that clever and Max STILL makes mistakes!

I wish VET well for 2021.

What makes me happiest is that LEC is the stand-out prospect for the next few years - please God, may the Scuderia build him cars to match his talent, for if they do, he will be a multiple WDC.

#ForzaFerrari

[Stormsearcher]

His only mistake was the start. His last ditch effort to go for the P2 is amendable and the main reason why he is the next big star of F1. The pace he showed today, especially during the middle stint when everyone was on intermediates was incredible.

Agree. He was willing to take a calculated risk for that p2. Even though it didnt pan out, he has shown he will not settle for positions when there is an opportunity.
About the start, am not sure it was a mistake. He showed maturity in waiting for the race to come to him rather than try some kamikaze move at the start and DNF. The boy is learning the long game. :-)
Super impressed by his drive today.
And much as i hate to say it, even Seb was great today. Dont think he made a mistake, stellar start and consistent pace till the end.
Good day for the team. :clap

[ntukza]

Leclerc was gaining 4sec a lap. Not everyone followed suit.

Ocon did 46 laps on old inters, Perez did 48 laps on old inters, Kvyat did 49 laps on old inters and Lewis did 50 laps on old inters.......as the track evolved.

Lol obviously not everyone. But thanks for pointing that out anyway.

[FerrariF60]

Lol obviously not everyone. But thanks for pointing that out anyway.

Indeed, if they would have followed suit, Charles may have had a shot at winning the race....I know, I know....woulda, coulda, shoulda....lol

[Redfive]

Dont think he cares what people think. Its ridiculous if you can level criticism on LH for having zero challenge, after todays race. He had no business winning this race, and yet he did. He deserves the success he has achieved.

Maybe you should make an account on the Autosport forum, they are fanatical Hammy fans over there and worship the ground he walks on and I'm sure you'd feel more at home there than on a Ferrari forum.

[KimiBot]

https://twitter.com/PHortonF1/status/1328010896355024897

[Stormsearcher]

Maybe you should make an account on the Autosport forum, they are fanatical Hammy fans over there and worship the ground he walks on and I'm sure you'd feel more at home there than on a Ferrari forum.

Kicked you out, did they?

when you hit puberty (maybe a bit later for you) you will learn to give credit where its due.

[KimiBot]

He did beat Bottas, there was no competition as you can see my previous post, so credit for that, I dont know.

[stefa]

Vettel: "I think that Charles is the greatest star of the future, even more than Max, he is good. In 10 years this missed podium won't make any difference to him"

High class for SV :clap

[nani_s23]

Binotto to Sky Italy: "The best race (Ferrari) of this year with me being at home? I announce, that I will also be in Maranello for the Bahrain GP..."

Don’t think Bahrain GP will be good for Ferrari.

[Brembo]

Bahrain GP can't be worse than the last track! And Ferrari was on the podium !! Binotto at home is better than the current car improvements! With a little F-1 luck both our drivers will do a podium !! Anything but out of the points! Bottas with 6 spins out spun Seb so far this season!! I wonder if that's a record? He for sure has Lewis beat there.

[330 p4]

Bahrain will be worse than Turkey. Low grip surface played into Ferrari but Bahrain is a power circuit. On the last lap in Turkey Racing Point without DRS came back against the Ferrari with DRS. Last season Ferrari had not sorted their car by Bahrain but were easily the fastest car due to the magic engine. This year the tables have turned and that's just the 1st race the 2nd is on that perimeter track, if one car makes a3 there it will be a good result. Thankfully only 3 races left and next season the engine should be very competitive.

[KimiBot]

Elkann said that 2022 we can win, and now we have powerful engine next year, what is going on here, maybe F1 is a fake show

[Alonsomaniac]

BOTH Ferrari's starting outside the top ten (no, that was not good......) and then beating one Mercedes and BOTH Red Bulls.........whoopie!

[nani_s23]

Vettel: "I think that Charles is the greatest star of the future, even more than Max, he is good. In 10 years this missed podium won't make any difference to him"

He termed “more than max”, this is what i was saying. Leclerc is more than max.
Reason being simple, max is way too aggressive & impatient. Which is quite opposite to leclerc.

Leclerc waits for the opportunity/good in defensive doesn’t push others out of the race by hook or crook (max does opposite).

Only thing leclerc needs to handle is his radio comments. That’s it. If he has right car, he will break all those Lewis records of poles & races in short span if & only if FIA allows us to be competitive just like Mercs. :-)

[tifosi1993]

Bahrain 1 will be okay. Leclerc is always spectacular there, it's probably his favorite track. Plus it's a low grip rear limited track.

Bahrain 2, it's going to be painful. The car has definitely improved after SPA, but the oval track is all about engine power.

Abu Dhabi will suit our car nicely. The sector 3, which was our weakness last year, is going to be our strongest sector this year. Also the higher ambient temperature is better for our car.

[Silent Bob]

Congrats to Hamilton but wasn't too impressed by his drive. I think he only passed Perez the whole race. When conditions were bad he was losing places and was competitive only when grip became available. LeClerc, though, was a monster passing so many cars even when the track was still very wet. Hats off to Vettel as well, kept Hammy behind him for so long. Albon was able to pass Vettel, Hamilton just bided his time and knew he'd be up front eventually, and then was able to pump in laps even with worn tires. No competition then.

[458 Italia]

Not that I watched it, didn't even realise it was on! (too busy watching the WEC and GT World Challenge) but I'm sure there used to be a rule about tyres having to still have grooves at the end for parc ferme? Or did I dream it?

[jgonzalesm6]

but I'm sure there used to be a rule about tyres having to still have grooves at the end for parc ferme? Or did I dream it?

The tires did still have grooves (the ones that ran 45+ laps)....both fronts and rears......just not down the middle of the tire.